2009 FIU Golden Panthers football team

The 2009 FIU Golden Panthers football team represented Florida International University in the 2008 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The team was coached by Mario Cristobal and played their homes games at the on-campus FIU Stadium. The Golden Panthers finished the season 3–9 and 3–5 in the Sun Belt Conference.

2009 FIU Golden Panthers football
ConferenceSun Belt Conference
2009 record3–9 (3–5 SBC)
Head coachMario Cristobal (3rd season)
Offensive coordinatorBill Legg
Offensive schemeSpread
Defensive coordinatorPhil Galiano
Base defense4–3
Home stadiumFIU Stadium
(Capacity: 18,000)
2009 Sun Belt Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 
Troy $  8 –0     9 –4  
Middle Tennessee  7 –1     10 –3  
Louisiana–Monroe  5 –3     6 –6  
Florida Atlantic  5 –3     5 –7  
Louisiana–Lafayette  4 –4     6 –6  
Arkansas State  3 –5     4 –8  
FIU  3 –5     3 –9  
North Texas  1 –7     2 –10  
WKU  0 –8     0 –12  
  • $ – Conference champion
As of January 6, 2010; Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule
DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 127:00 p.m.at No. 4 Alabama*
ESPN360L 14–4092,012[1]
September 195:00 p.m.at Rutgers*
ESPN360L 15–2345,273[2]
September 267:00 p.m.Toledo*
L 31–4111,047[3]
October 33:30 p.m.at Louisiana-Monroe
L 35–4817,610[4]
October 107:00 p.m.at Western Kentucky
W 37–2013,574[5]
October 177:00 p.m.Troy
  • FIU Stadium
  • Miami, FL
L 33–4210,142[6]
October 247:00 p.m.at Arkansas State
L 10–2718,779[7]
October 3112:00 p.m.Louisiana-Lafayette
  • FIU Stadium
  • Miami, FL
W 20–17 OT8,593[8]
November 74:30 p.m.at Middle Tennessee
L 21–4817,808[9]
November 147:00 p.m.North Texas
  • FIU Stadium
  • Miami, FL
W 35–2811,128[10]
November 2112:30 p.m.at No. 1 Florida*
L 3–6290,473[11]
December 57:00 p.m.Florida Atlantic
CSSL 21–2810,108[12]

Game summaries

Alabama
1 2 3 4 Total
FIU 7 7 0 0 14
Alabama 10 10 6 14 40

Rutgers
1 2 3 4 Total
FIU 0 0 0 15 15
Rutgers 3 10 0 10 23

Toledo
1 2 3 4 Total
Toledo 14 3 7 17 41
FIU 0 3 14 14 31

Louisiana-Monroe
1 2 3 4 Total
FIU 7 7 14 7 35
Louisiana-Monroe 0 24 14 10 48

Western Kentucky
1 2 3 4 Total
FIU 10 7 13 7 37
Western Kentucky 0 7 7 6 20

Troy
1 2 3 4 Total
Troy 7 21 14 0 42
FIU 0 20 0 13 33

Arkansas State
1 2 3 4 Total
FIU 0 0 3 7 10
Arkansas State 7 0 10 10 27

Louisiana-Lafayette
1 2 3 4OT Total
Louisiana-Lafayette 7 7 0 30 17
FIU 7 3 0 73 20

Middle Tennessee
1 2 3 4 Total
FIU 0 7 14 0 21
Middle Tennessee 17 17 0 14 48

North Texas
1 2 3 4 Total
North Texas 14 14 0 0 28
FIU 14 0 7 14 35

Florida
1 2 3 4 Total
FIU 0 3 0 0 3
#1 Florida 14 21 14 13 62

Florida Atlantic
1 2 3 4 Total
FAU 7 7 0 14 28
FIU 0 7 7 7 21

Coaching staff
NameCurrent TitleYears at
FIU		Alma mater
Mario CristobalHead Coach2006 –Miami
Bill LeggOffensive Coordinator
Quarterbacks		2008 –West Virginia
Phil GalianoDefensive Coordinator
Linebackers		2007 –Shippensburg
Apollo WrightSpecial Teams Coordinator2001 –Wagner College
Mike CassanoAssistant Head Coach
Running Backs/Recruiting		2006 –New Hampshire
Cary GodetteAssistant Head Coach
Defensive Line		2009 –East Carolina
Greg LaffereAssistant Head Coach
Offensive Line		2005 –Miami
Alex MirabalAssistant Head Coach
Tight Ends		2006 –FIU
Frank PonceAssistant Head Coach
Wide Receivers		2005 –FIU
Jeff PopovichAssistant Head Coach
Secondary		2006 –Miami
Roderick MooreStrength &
Conditioning Coach		–-
Chris SiegleGraduate Assistant Coach2005 –-
Dennis SmithGraduate Assistant Coach2006 –Miami
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References
  1. "FIU Golden Panthers vs. Alabama Crimson Tide Box Score". ESPN.com. Retrieved April 19, 2010.
  2. "FIU Golden Panthers vs. Rutgers Scarlet Knights Box Score". ESPN.com. Retrieved April 19, 2010.
  3. "Toledo Rockets vs. FIU Golden Panthers Box Score". ESPN.com. Retrieved April 19, 2010.
  4. "FIU Golden Panthers vs. Louisiana-Monroe Warhawks Box Score". ESPN.com. Retrieved April 19, 2010.
  5. "FIU Golden Panthers vs. Western Kentucky Hilltoppers Box Score". ESPN.com. Retrieved April 19, 2010.
  6. "Troy Trojans vs. FIU Golden Panthers Box Score". ESPN.com. Retrieved April 19, 2010.
  7. "FIU Golden Panthers vs. Arkansas State Red Wolves Box Score". ESPN.com. Retrieved April 19, 2010.
  8. "Louisiana-Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns vs. FIU Golden Panthers Box Score". ESPN.com. Retrieved April 19, 2010.
  9. "FIU Golden Panthers vs. Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders Box Score". ESPN.com. Retrieved April 19, 2010.
  10. "North Texas Mean Green vs. FIU Golden Panthers Box Score". ESPN.com. Retrieved April 19, 2010.
  11. "FIU Golden Panthers vs. Florida Gators Box Score". ESPN.com. Retrieved April 19, 2010.
  12. "Florida Atlantic Owls vs. FIU Golden Panthers Box Score". ESPN.com. Retrieved April 19, 2010.


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